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Congo opposition calls for general strike to make Kabila stand down 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Joseph Kabila wishing people By Aaron Ross KINSHASA: Opposition leaders in Democratic Republic of Congo called for a general strike...

Obama plan to ease new U.S. visa limits faces skeptics in Congress 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s plan to loosen some requirements of a visa law spurred by the deadly attacks in Paris...

Italy arrests dozens of mobsters from women-run Mafia clan 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

The December 2013 arrests of 30 of Matteo Messina Denaro's affiliates and family members – among them his sister, Patrizia, above – are...

Putin may benefit from meeting of pope and patriarch 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Meeting will be first ever between a pope and Russian patriarch. In the works for two years, came after months of secret planning....

Colombia's FARC vow full end to use of child soldiers 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Havana: Colombia's FARC rebel force promised Wednesday to end recruitment of all child soldiers to its ranks, in a further bid...

Greek islanders march against migrant facility 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Riot police clash with residents in Pylio outside a military camp, where Greek authorities are preparing to establish a refugee hot spot, in...

Rabies spread by bats kills 12 in Peruvian Amazon 11 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Rabies spread by bats kills 12 in Peruvian Amazon. Representative image. AFP LIMA: At least 12 people in remote indigenous communities in the...

Wild elephant goes on rampage in Indian town 10 Feb 2016 - 06:57 pm

Indian bystanders watch as a wild elephant with a tranqulizer dart in its back side walks along a street in an Indian town...

Turkish PM slams 'hypocritical' calls to open borders 10 Feb 2016 - 06:54 pm

The Hague: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday slammed as "hypocritical" calls by some countries urging Ankara to open its borders to Syrian...

Netanyahu’s wife abused household staff, Israeli court finds 10 Feb 2016 - 06:45 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, Dec 4, 2014. Reuters Sara Netanyahu denied she mistreated staff. Has been dogged by...

Spanish puppeteers at centre of political storm freed from custody 10 Feb 2016 - 06:34 pm

MADRID: A judge freed two puppeteers jailed for glorifying terrorism after staging a violent puppet show that referred to Basque militant group ETA,...

Swiss asylum requests fall in January, expected to pick up again 10 Feb 2016 - 06:31 pm

By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH: Asylum requests in Switzerland dipped in January due partly to harsher winter weather but the country is bracing...

Syrian Kurds open Moscow office, amid Kremlin push 10 Feb 2016 - 06:09 pm

File photo Moscow: Syrian Kurdish separatists on Wednesday opened a representation in Moscow amid a push by the Kremlin to have them included...

North Korea's army chief of staff executed 10 Feb 2016 - 06:03 pm

An undated photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sharing a light moment with army chief Ri Yong-gil (L). AFP-KCNA Seoul: North Korea's...

EU agrees Greece border demands, heralding Schengen suspension 10 Feb 2016 - 06:00 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union envoys agreed a new set of demands for Greece to fix its handling of irregular migrants on Wednesday, moving forward...

Iraq says risk to Mosul Dam affecting anti-IS drive 10 Feb 2016 - 05:56 pm

Baghdad: The risk of Iraq's largest dam collapsing and unleashing a huge wave onto Mosul is affecting plans to retake the city from...

EU executive recommends suspending third of migrant relocations to Austria 10 Feb 2016 - 05:51 pm

By Gabriela Baczynska and Shadia Nasralla BRUSSELS/VIENNA: The European Union’s executive proposed on Wednesday to suspend a third of the relocations of migrants...

UAE appoints 22-year-old Shamma Al Mazrui as minister 10 Feb 2016 - 05:50 pm

Shamma Al Mazrui, 22-year-old Doha: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice-President of UAE has appointed a youth minister in...